President Biden should fill vacant inspector general and ethics roles - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

President Biden should fill all vacant Inspector General (IG) positions within the executive branch as well as the vacancies in key ethics roles throughout the government, in order to ensure the executive branch has the expertise needed to combat waste, fraud and abuse, according to a letter CREW sent to the president today.

At a time when public trust in the government is low, IGs play a critical role in ensuring integrity of our government through independent oversight. Since the first Inspectors General positions were established 50 years ago, IGs have pursued governmental accountability for waste, fraud and abuse. This was vividly illustrated in 2022, when the Architect of the Capitol IG released a report detailing former Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton’s abuse of authority and misuse of taxpayer funds, leading President Biden to rightfully remove Blanton from his position.

In addition to filling all 14 empty Inspectors General positions, it is important to fill other vacancies in key ethics roles, including Designated Agency Ethics Officials and Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Officials. Filling these positions is necessary to fortify the government’s ethics infrastructure, thereby ensuring that corruption has no haven in the executive branch and strengthening public confidence in our government.

Read the letter here.

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